In an official release on Wednesday, the Chief Minister’s Office announced that the CM had approved a 4 per cent hike for the DA, taking effect at the commencement of the new financial year on April 1.
Ekkiyarkuppam, a small fishing hamlet in Villupuram, has turned into a graveyard over the past few days, as 10 of the village’s residents lost their lives to spurious liquor since Monday, May 15.